Chapter 156 Great Victory
At the end of August, the capital was bleak, and the official road was covered with yellow fallen leaves.
At this time, the city gate had just opened, and there were very few business travelers waiting to enter and exit Deshengmen. This was because it was the annual martial law period again. Dong Huli in the north and Altan in the west might lead thousands of troops to rob at any time.
Therefore, from August to October every year, the people in the capital hid in the city. They only resumed their activities when the Tartars came out of seclusion.
Although the number of times Dong Huli went south in the past two years since the famous Qi Jiguang was transferred to Jizhen, how can the fear that he has developed over the years be dissipated for a while?
At Desheng's disciples, people were hunching their necks and waiting in line to undergo inspections in the city. During the martial law period, the government's investigations were much tighter than usual.
Suddenly, a rapid horse hooves sounded from the north official road, and a team of cavalry with small flags on their backs galloped over.
When the officer guarding the gate saw that it was a military newspaper, he quickly asked someone to move away and let them into the city. The common people hurriedly hid on both sides and looked at them nervously.
"Is Fox Dong coming?" someone asked in a trembling voice.
"Good news, good news!" The knight immediately ran wildly and shouted in unison: "Great victory in Xifengkou!"
"Our army killed more than 10,000 enemies and captured 30,000 prisoners. Dong Huli tied himself up and asked to surrender..."
Before he finished speaking, the cavalry had galloped into the city and disappeared on the street.
At the Desheng School, people looked at each other in a glance.
"I won, I heard it right?"
"You heard it right, it's a good news!" Someone said incredible: "It was said that he killed 10,000 enemies, captured 30,000 prisoners, and captured Dong Fox."
"Really, fake, bragging?" The overly exaggerated victory made the people unbelievable. "The Mongolians all rode horses, how could the officials catch their legs?"
"Yes, every time I always praise the victory, but what's the result? The Mongols still come every year." An old man said angrily: "It's just killing good people and making achievements!"
"Don't talk nonsense, that's Marshal Qi!" A businessman from the south immediately protested: "He has made great contributions to fighting the Japanese in the south. Why should he kill good people and ruin his reputation for life?!"
"Can the Japanese pirates compete with the Tartars..." The old man was blushed and said in a slight sense: "Those who have no horses are all scumbags, and those who have horses are elites!"
"Okay, stop arguing." The Baihu, who was guarding Deshengmen, stopped the quarrel in one sentence. "This matter must be true."
"What do you mean by the official?" The people looked at the hundred households one after another.
"The key to killing good people and making achievements is to kill a good person. Only by killing without evidence can you make achievements. When I was in Xuanfu..." Baihu became an expert as soon as he spoke, probably he had done it before.
"Well, in short, you will never leave any living mouths. Since General Qi dared to report 30,000 prisoners and Dong Huli surrendered, the court of law must send a department to verify it, and this kind of victory will probably be given prisoners. How could he pretend to be 30,000 living Mongolians?"
"It makes sense..." The people couldn't help but nod. It was impossible to fulfill their lies if they thought about it like this.
"So, did Marshal Qi really win?" Everyone was immediately excited.
"That's for sure!" Baihu laughed and waved his fists, with tears in his eyes of joy.
"Ao!" The people and soldiers inside and outside Deshengmen also cheered with relief.
The crackling sound of firecrackers sounded everywhere in the capital, and it was the people who received the news, celebrating spontaneously.
How many generations have the Ming Dynasty been tortured by the Tartars? Even the emperor was kidnapped, and the important areas of the capital were robbed over and over again. The Tartars appeared under the city of Beijing several times.
It's embarrassing, it's so embarrassing. I threw the second ancestor's face to Yinshan! If it weren't for a big coward, the Ming Dynasty would have been the worst Han Dynasty in history. I'll just change it to "Xiao Ming"...
Now we can finally throw "Tartarophobia" behind Yinshan!
It is not an exaggeration to celebrate!
In Wenyuan Pavilion, the Grand Secretary received the military newspaper as soon as possible.
"Hahaha!" Gao Gong's loud laughter was like a bell-like thing, as if he was about to overturn the roof.
"How is it, Taiyue, my decision is right!" He shook Zhang Juzheng's shoulder vigorously and said proudly: "If I had listened to you, how could this great victory be achieved?"
Zhang Juzheng was shaken so hard that his beard was messy, but he couldn't break free. He had to smile bitterly and said, "It's still Xuan Weng who is smart, but I'm conservative."
"Hahaha, I am more vigorous and you are more stable. We are in love with each other... Oh no, a perfect golden partner." Gao Gong happily pulled him up and said, "Let's go, let's report the good news with the emperor together."
"Okay." Zhang Juzheng was pulled up helplessly by him, and said to Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji: "Do you go together?"
The two of them were struggling and encountered such a rare happy event. Of course, they wanted to show their faces, but seeing Gao Gong's unkind look at him, they knew that he didn't want them to join in the fun.
It would be better not to humiliate yourself. The two great masters had to laugh and say that they had to be busy with something. In order to prove that they were really in trouble, Li Chunfang picked up this memorial and pretended to look.
"Taiyue, go quickly. There are too many people who are quick-talking. Don't let someone take the lead." Gao Gong then withdrew his warning gaze and happily pulled Zhang Juzheng out.
After the two of them went out, Zhao Zhenji stood up and walked to Li Chunfang's table.
The Chief Aunt looked at the door where he was in a daze, and he didn't even notice the memorial being brought down.
Even though he claimed to be "the best and the best is like water and Fangyuan", the ones who were bullied by Gao Gong over the past year were almost quails, but this time he was still a little sad.
How could he not even bring such things to me? Wouldn't your Majesty see that he, the chief minister, was actually a decoration? Woo, Li, who has been trying hard to pretend to be in control of everything, wants to cry.
"Yuan Weng, the tall beard is too much!" Zhao Zhenji slapped the table, scaring Li Chunfang to tremble. He wanted to use this method to call back the courage of this old man in Licorice.
"Who is the prime minister in this cabinet? It's your old age! But the Gao surnamed never takes you seriously? He regards himself as the prime minister everywhere and only discusses everything with Zhang Taiyue. He doesn't take us seriously!" Zhao Zhenji became more and more angry as he thought about it: "I'm not asking for trouble, but if I were Yuan Fu, I wouldn't give up!"
"Oh..." Li Chunfang sighed and looked at Zhao Zhenji who was blowing his beard and staring at him, "So what if you don't want to give up? Gao Xinzheng has the emperor's favor, and the court has let him deal with it. And most importantly, the people's political achievements are amazing..."
"This..." Even if Zhao Zhenji was extremely disgusted with Gao Gong, he had to admit that Gao Beizi was capable and powerful!
In just one year of office, Yin Zhengmao, who resisted the opposition, captured Wei Yinbao alive and pacified Guangxi. He asked Premier Pan Jixu to repair the Yellow River this year. Wang Chonggu, appointed him, also stabilized the northwest. Now Qi Jiguang has won the Xifengkou victory under his order!
These hard things are enough to hold everyone's mouths. Gao Gong's grades in a year were more than ten years ago, and the faces of the previous prime ministers swollen. Yan Song was dead and Xu Jie was also ruined. Of course, it doesn't matter. All doubts were concentrated on Li Chunfang, the reigning prime minister, which made him increasingly lack the confidence to compete with Gao Gong...
At first he thought that as long as he did not hinder Gao Gong's affairs, everyone could be peaceful and peaceful. But as Gao Gong's momentum was unstoppable and he made rapid progress, he found that things began to change. He was the biggest sin that he refused to leave.
"Oh, I have such a strong relationship, strong ability, and difficult to get along with, is the devil star in my life." Thinking of this, Li Chunfang was a little discouraged. A boss who is easy to talk to like himself has nowhere to look for a lantern, but he doesn't cherish it. "I can't do anything to him, so you want to be more open."
"The rabbit is still biting people when it's anxious!" Seeing his soft and unconventional appearance, Zhao Zhenji was angry and said angrily: "The official is in charge of the Censorate now, so I don't believe it, but I don't have the chance to give him some color!"
No matter how much Li Chunfang snot, he was also the chief assistant of the cabinet. Gao Gong always wanted to give him some face. But how could Gao Huzi take it seriously, a grand sect at the end of the line? He shouted and urged him all day long, and beat him from time to time. What a proud person, even though he dared to offend Yan Song again and again, how could he bear this leisure?
"Don't do it." Li Chunfang hurriedly advised: "Gao Suqing is hindering his previous agreement and is not good at attacking Kedao. I'll wait for you to give him this excuse."
"I will seize the opportunity." Zhao Zhenji said huh, not knowing whether he could hear it. So he asked in a low voice: "Yuan Fu, what did you think about Zhang Taiyue?"
"What do you think?" Li Chunfang pretended to be confused.
"He was so arrogant, but now he has become a boy playing the flute under the tall beard. Can he feel comfortable?" Zhao Zhenji then said to himself: "And Zhang Taiyue was in good military management before. As soon as he came, he would make a strife and everything had to be done according to his wishes. Not only did he replace the Governor Xuanda, but he also picked the peaches from Ji Town. Qi Jiguang was raised by Zhang Juzheng as a child bride. After completing the house, he asked Gao Huzi to snatch him as the wife of the village. How could he feel happy?"
"Why..." Li Chunfang said carefully: "I, the same-year-old, have a deep scheming. Who knows what he thought?"
In fact, Li Chunfang knew that Gao Gong had returned to the next year and Zhang Juzheng made a lot of efforts behind his back. At that time, Zhao Zhenji had not yet entered the cabinet, so naturally he had no way to know such secrets. But Li Chunfang didn't intend to tell him that it was obvious that Zhao Zhenji and Gao Gong had a fight. Even if he couldn't move Gao's surname, he could still exert his anger.
"He and Gao Beizi are very proud. I think they are not feeling well when they are hugging him in a ball." Zhao Zhenji believed in his judgment more and more and more, and said, "I'll talk to him to see if there is any possibility of pulling him over."
"Go, I support you." Li Chunfang nodded and thumped Zhao Zhenji, but sighed in her heart, "I really miss Taozi anymore."
Chapter completed!